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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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